You and me under the world tree

In front of him, the rune had just dissipated.

It was he who helped him...

She was aware of this, but just as she was about to thank her, Hilda suddenly shouted.

"How can you use magic here?"

Chapter No.17: Magic is Wisdom

At first, Hilda was relieved to see that her best friend, who she had no time to help up, did not fall down in the end.

But then, as the princess of Greenland, she realized one thing: her best friend was held by magic!

But where is it?

This is the royal palace of Yangang, where the royal family of the Kingdom of Iceland lived, and more importantly, there was a rune enchantment carved by his father!

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look at the warrior next to him who had just drawn the rune.

It wasn't Siegfried, because Siegfried was standing right in front of her. If he used magic, she would have noticed it immediately.

And in fact, she wouldn't be surprised if Siegfried really used it, because Siegfried was Gripel's nephew.

And he also said that Siegfried would come to visit, so it must be convenient, right?

But the problem is, it's not Siegfried who casts the magic now, but the man beside him!

The man who used the magic looked like a dusty adventurer in armor and a rough cloth cloak.

All in all, in a word, apart from his mysterious face that was covered up, he didn't seem to have anything special about him.

But it was also because of this that Hilda was surprised, and even at this moment, she was a little incoherent.

"This is the royal palace, protected by my father's magic. You cannot draw swords or cast magic here."

This scene seemed to have a big impact on the girl's three views, so she was a little incoherent.

But it is understandable. After all, for her young, her father, King Gripal, was the pillar. He supported the Kingdom of Iceland and the family.

For her, her father should be invincible. When he was old, he was also called the "Wise Old Man", and countless people around wanted to ask for his divination.

Although Hilda has never seen him on the battlefield, and the Kingdom of Iceland has not had any major wars since he ruled, but he can play with powerful magic.

He even knows the No.18 rune that has never been handed down in the world and is used to predict the future.

Hilda has always believed that such a man should be almost invincible in 'runes' and 'magic', and no one can match him.

"Father authorized you?" Finally, Hilda asked

However, Hodder didn't answer, he stood there like a dull gourd without saying a word.

If it weren't for the face and the pair of cloudy eyes that could still be seen through the gap in the helmet, Hilda would have thought that standing there was an armored puppet.

Moreover, Hilda was sure that his gaze swung between himself and Nanna, as if he was looking at something.

Therefore, he was clearly ignoring himself, which made Hilda feel a little uncomfortable.

She is not a proud person, and usually she is not domineering, and she gets along with her maid and the shield maid who guards the palace even more.

But even so, she still has pride and self-esteem in her heart, and being ignored in person is definitely not a pleasant experience.

Moreover, it is completely impossible for her to bear it by herself!

"I'm asking you something, didn't you hear me?" She said

then……

"heard it."

The voice was very calm, and because of the helmet, his voice seemed inexplicably dull.

Compared with Hilda's stern questioning, his answer was extremely low, and it looked like a hot stream colliding with cold air to others.

But more importantly, for the person involved, Hilda, it was like punching cotton. Not to mention the feeling of no feedback at all, she herself felt aggrieved inexplicably.

But in fact, Huode really couldn't say anything, he didn't know what to say at all.

Originally, half of his hand to support the opponent was regarded as good intentions, and at the same time, it was a test for his own magic, to see if a player who had completed all the rune skills could cast magic in this kind of place.

In addition, he himself doesn't really hope that the Norwegian princess will fall, because in his perception, 'princess' are generally very troublesome creatures.

At least in the last version, except for Zigni, everyone else gave him poor senses.

I don't know if Siegmund's brain is full of shit, so he thinks that Boghild and Theotis are good. Anyway, he doesn't see any advantages of these two women besides their faces.

Anyway, this time he just accompanied Ziegfei into the palace to meet his uncle, and he himself didn't like to cause too much trouble.

Of course, he didn't like anyone making noise in his ears even more. If he was allowed to wrestle in front of him, he would probably have to watch two girls who didn't seem to have suffered much gossip again.

In the end, he seemed to have stepped on a sensitive line. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Then why didn't you answer my question?"

Facing Hilda's sight, Hodder couldn't help sighing.

"Because I also have a little understanding of magic, I can't be trapped here."

Well, this is his final conclusion. Although the speed of casting magic is slower and the effect is greatly reduced, he can still use it.

To put it simply, it's tasteless, but Huo De won't talk about this kind of topic. In fact, saying "a little understanding" is already quite a face.

Because he has memorized the rune combinations and sequences, magic, etc. provided by the official forum and explored by the players themselves, and he has also made a lot of one-key macro combos.

This kind of him can barely be regarded as a powerful wizard. After PVP bounced the opponent, instead of using the finishing move, he would throw a fire explosion or something at his feet. He did this kind of thing a lot.

"However, the runes and restrictions here are all engraved by my father."

When talking about this, Hilda couldn't help biting his lip.

She was a little uneasy, and more of a kind of unwillingness.

She adores Gripoll as her father, so Gripoel is equated with the word 'invincible' in her heart.

Then, how could the barrier arranged by the invincible Griple be cracked?

At this time, Nanna herself felt embarrassed, because she knew that her best friend was very unhappy now.

Like a lion cub with furred hair, this deterrence actually comes from her somewhat shaky self-esteem.

Then, someone gave her the final blow - not Hodder or Siegfried, but her father.

"The power of magic is not absolute, Hilda."

Gripal's voice came from behind like this, which inevitably made Hilda turn his head.

"Father."

"Magic is just a means of using 'knowledge'. The eighteen runes of the great god Odin are engraved on the golden shield in the atrium world. Anyone who is willing to go over the mountains can see it."

He gently rubbed his good daughter's hair, and then looked at the civilian clothes on her body.

This kid wants to run outside again...

He couldn't help sighing, this child's personality was so boyish, he wondered if she would run out of Iceland one day.

"The 'magic' given to humans by the gods is actually a test of understanding, so every powerful wizard is an extraordinary wise man."

Finally, he moved his gaze to the man in armor.

"I think, compared to me who sticks to one side, the sage who helped Siegmund expand his territory and spread the prestige of the Volsung family to every corner of the atrium is more wise."

"You know who I am?"

"Of course, because Siegmund keeps mentioning you."

Chapter 18: The Sage He Heard

Sage Holder of Volsung

Griple had known the name a long time ago, when he had just returned from a tour.

At that time, the Kingdom of Iceland was in a state of chaos, because the Norwegian King Angentir coveted the rich mithril resources in Iceland and the ice and snow islands adjacent to Iceland: the wild monsters in Greenland, so he united with the Kingdom of Denmark A series of wars were waged.

In the war, he lost his parents and brother, and the throne finally fell to him.

And at that time, he met Siegmund, the long-established king of the Netherlands who held the holy sword of wrath.

At the request of the beautiful Icelandic princess Theotis, he is willing to send troops to help the Kingdom of Iceland.

However, it is worth mentioning that he was not dawdling there to give Gripal time to negotiate. In fact, he sent troops first to deter Denmark, and then directly marched into Norway.

He went to Denmark to make the point after he had beaten both kings willing to give up the war and compensate the Kingdom of Iceland with property, armaments, and food.

When he proposed to marry the young and beautiful Icelandic princess Theotis, the war that had plagued Iceland for several years was actually over.

But it is worth mentioning that Siegmund was almost 60 years old at the time, nearly 40 years older than the young Gripal, and Theotis was only 20 years old at the time.

However, he doesn't look like a bad old man. Although his condition can be seen from his wrinkles, white beard and white hair, he can be described as suave and suave with the Holy Sword of God's Wrath on his back.

He spoke calmly, had a handsome face, and more importantly, he didn't behave too rudely, and was always polite.

So young Theotis fell in love quickly at the time, and who doesn't love a handsome man with a big heart?

More importantly, he was very polite and respectful to everyone. The years of tempering and lingering sadness revealed from time to time in his eyebrows completely captured Theotis.

She told her brother that she wanted to be Siegmund's wife to heal his wounds.

When Gripal knew this at the time, he couldn't laugh or cry. He did a divination for his sister, and the divination showed war and blood.

He also once told his sister this conclusion, saying that he was not optimistic about her marriage with Siegmund, but at that time she was obviously dazzled by love.

She even told her brother at the time that she would advance and retreat with Siegmund no matter what.

A few years later, he learned of Siegmund's death, and a year later, her sister married King Elf of Denmark.

But this kind of bad thing is not the point. What is important is that when Siegmund and Theotis got engaged, they had a negotiation before.

It was at a private banquet, and Gripal wanted to test Siegmund's true character, because the divination was not complete, and he wanted to really understand Siegmund.

So at the banquet, he inadvertently mentioned:

"You seem to be different from other warriors. The kings I have seen can be said to be domineering. If you sent troops to save the Kingdom of Iceland like you, they might not know how to squeeze us."

What he said was half-truth and half-false, and he was going to probe Siegmund's personal character.

At that time, everyone was almost drunk, and it was easy to tell the truth when half awake and half drunk.

Then, he heard a sentence.

"I was like that too."

In the state of drunkenness, Siegmund, who had been drinking quite high, suddenly became depressed.

"Blinded by power and desire, I am quite disrespectful to everything around me, longing for war, longing for oppression, my dear friend, the sage of our Volsung clan: Hod has persuaded me many times, but I None of them listened."

At that time, Siegmund was so depressed that he didn't even look directly at Gripal, but just stared at his glass and wine.

"Later, because of this pampering, because of the desire for a frontal war, I lost everything: my children died, and my best friends were disappointed and finally left me."

Then, Siegmund shifted the topic to his best friend.

"My friend, Hodder, has always had a forward vision. I think he is the most intelligent figure in this world and in the entire Midgard. The Netherlands can achieve such achievements during my reign. He is indispensable. .”

It is precisely because of the praise of the famous hero Siegmund that Gripal can remember this character he has never met.

"I regret it, I lost my family, I lost his friendship."

"Sigmund told me that you are not only proficient in magic and runes, but also a powerful warrior." Looking at the armored warrior in front of him, Gripal said, "And today, I It’s finally getting to the bottom of it.”

The palace in Yangang was established by him when he was at his peak, and whenever he felt that his understanding of runes began to deepen, he would strengthen the enchantment of the palace.

But just like that, the man in front of him still cracked his magic and did what he 'forbidden' without hurting his rune foundation.

"But I think it's not a shame to lose to you. You once helped Siegmund go from nothing to the top. Ask yourself, I can't do this."

"He can fight on his own. With the Holy Sword of God's Wrath in his hand, he has an absolute advantage on the frontal battlefield."

"Wars cannot be decided by pure force. You and I both understand this. Mr. Hodder, no matter where you are, wisdom is very important."

Griple was reserved but not proud. Although he didn't address Hodder with respect, his words were full of respect.

However, Hodder didn't like to hear such flattery, so he still shook his head.

"This kind of self-deprecating way of bragging should be avoided. I have nothing to brag about. After all, the Netherlands has been destroyed."